Tag: <span>Satire</span>

POETRY

BEYOND THE RAINBOW

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 22, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3831" align="aligncenter" width="406"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Beyond The Rainbow][/caption]There resides no gold But the wizard of Oz Conjuring altered egos Over the rainbow Where monarch butterflies, Skid on umbrellas of petals...

POETRY

THE OTHER SIDE

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 18, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3839" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Other Side][/caption]Amused by magic Chidera sunk her faith Her feather faith Beneath her wavy fate Buried in Baba's calabash Bought from 'ijebu ode' None...

POETRY

THIS VALENTINE

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 13, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3737" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [This Valentine][/caption]I'll be... Hooting night owl Wearing familiar scowl Nursing tear-filled bowl Watching predators prowl ..this Valentine .. I'll see... Nuptial vows broken Hungry phallus...

POETRY

RIVERSONG

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 12, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3674" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Riversong][/caption]I have been here all along. Watching patiently, like an owl I sit. I am awash with blood Like the butcher’s cutlass; In disgust, I...

POETRY

OF A PAUPER VILLAGE

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 11, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3672" align="aligncenter" width="410"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Of A Pauper Village][/caption]Brandishing his begging bowl An altar of meager dole He blinks and winks anew Like frying fry stew Upon a Christmas 'coal...

POETRY

THIS GENERATION

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 4, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3572" align="aligncenter" width="427"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [This Generation][/caption]Every generation comes Talking of making a change… When the time comes; Their wisdom is shackled, And their spirits Languish in chains... Tomorrow bleeds,...

POETRY

REFRAME THE QUESTION

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 4, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3569" align="aligncenter" width="309"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Reframe The Question][/caption]Sitting on a powder keg, Playing with matches. Sitting on a Roc's egg To see what hatches... Free to possess And carry arms,...

POETRY

MERCY SAID NO

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 3, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3566" align="aligncenter" width="362"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Mercy Said No][/caption] She's filthy and it's no lie She's guilty and must die That, everyone knows. But mercy said no. On the scale...

POETRY

KING, THINK

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 1, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3485" align="aligncenter" width="390"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [King, Think][/caption]Desolate places, Weeping faces, Blood traces, Embittered races, Fallen maces, Pathetic cases, Penury paces, Broken vases! O king ordained by the King, Why are...

POETRY

TEARS OF AGONY

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 1, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3487" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Tears Of Agony][/caption]All were at ease Oblivious of what fate planned; Birds of the air were at peace, Trees of the hills were calm, Pedestrians...

Tag: Satire

BEYOND THE RAINBOW

THE OTHER SIDE

THIS VALENTINE

RIVERSONG

OF A PAUPER VILLAGE

THIS GENERATION

REFRAME THE QUESTION

MERCY SAID NO

KING, THINK

TEARS OF AGONY

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